Inside adeus: How a UK Legal-Tech Startup Is Modernising Wills and Legacy Planning
October 20, 2025
For nearly two centuries, the way we write, store and manage wills has barely changed, but adeus is on a mission to fix that. In this exclusive interview, co-founder Mark Hedley shares how adeus is pioneering electronic wills, building innovative digital tools, and rethinking the entire legacy planning experience. From advanced, tamper-proof technology that guarantees authenticity to a simple, secure digital vault, adeus is transforming a centuries-old process into something that’s simple, safe, accessible, and affordable.
In a recent interview with Brenda Siri on her show ‘SuccessFactors’, our co-founder Mark Hedley shared the journey that led him to join Nick Adams to create adeus; from decades spent building businesses, teams, and products for some of the world’s largest companies, to taking the leap into entrepreneurship with a mission to modernise one of life’s most important tasks.
Mark reflects on how his and Nick’s corporate experience prepared them to build something meaningful from the ground up, and how a personal experience for one of the co-founders revealed just how outdated the world of wills and legacy planning still is.
Mark talks about the importance of trust and security, and how adeus is tackling long-standing challenges, from preventing contested wills with adeus True Wills, to helping people organise their digital lives and legacies.
He also shares adeus’s vision for the future: a world where wills are no longer one-off documents hidden in a drawer, but living electronic wills that evolve as our lives change.
Watch the full interview to hear Mark’s story, and discover how adeus is building a smarter, simpler way to protect your legacy.
